Essays on United State

Introduction and Thesis Statement

St. Aquinas believes that way is sinful and waging war is unjust. He argues that “those who take to sword will die by the sword.” According to him, war is a detriment of peace and therefore a sinful endeavor. However, St. Augustine explains the validity and the justifiability of war. He believes that war, to some extent, is just and necessary (White 269). However, for a war to be just, it has to follow three conditions. A just was must that that has been sanctioned by the highest authority. It will be unjust to wage war at a personal ...

Clayton Lockett was a 38-year-old murderer of a 19-year-old girl whom he shot twice and then buried while she was still alive (Connor, 2015). Following his conviction, he was sentenced to death in Oklahoma by lethal injection. Fifteen years later in April 2014, his execution was botched when inadequate drugs, an inability to find an adequate vein for instillation, and inappropriate administration into muscle tissue resulted in an agonizing and prolonged death. The public’s response to the news releases ignited again the debate over the use of the death penalty for punishment of the worst offenders in society. ...

The United States health care system is one of the most progressive of all systems in the world. The system has managed to integrate culture and gender diversity to ensure every citizen in the United State receives health care without discrimination based on their ethnic group or gender. Additionally, the system is also accessible by the minority groups and the poor individuals in the society. This is evident by the expansion of Medicaid and Medicare programs to accommodate more citizens and provide them with insurance cover to access healthcare across the country. The efficiency levels and effectiveness that have ...

20.2 Albert Beveridge, "The March of the Flag" (1898) 1. How does Beveridge characterize America's proper role in the world? He characterizes America as a land that can feed and clothe the whole world. He portrays America as a parent to the other nations of the world. In his description of America in relation to the world he also explains the nature of the people in the country as people from the most masterful blood of history. Also under religious background he mentions that the people in America are hand chosen by God. All these references indicate the superior ...